U21 World League

Sarkhouh Stadium
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adriano Ottaviani got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fadhil Meniri got free with Antonello Mariano in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adriano Ottaviani took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fathi Abbas. Fathi Abbas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 27 played minutes San Felice a Ema U.L. got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Fini. Angelo Toccaceli hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Fathi Abbas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ćazim Maa, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ćazim Maa in the 33rd minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Fathi Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The San Felice a Ema U.L. fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Adriano Ottaviani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 43rd minute, Qiao Jian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fathi Abbas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Della Rocca, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Boughera Benmabrouk to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Salmiyah Power's goal looked a bit too open when Adriano Ottaviani came free, but Fathi Abbas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Salmiyah Power's Zoheir Cohen got a free kick in the 55th minute. Fadhil Meniri scored 1-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antonello Mariano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Salmiyah Power made a substitution. Rabah Messaoudi replaced Zoheir Cohen. Salmiyah Power's Nouara Medjani was substituted for Khalida Zouba. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Toccaceli during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 69 played minutes San Felice a Ema U.L. got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Toccaceli. Fulvio Eleuteri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fathi Abbas having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Adriano Ottaviani put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Fathi Abbas. Beppe Ricciuti was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 76 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute of the match Boughera Zeghdoud sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonello Mariano skillfully saved the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Salmiyah Power's Boughera Benmabrouk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Antonello Mariano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Fathi Abbas made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Fulvio Eleuteri sent off a good shot on target. Antonello Mariano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boughera Benmabrouk, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Melani in the 86th minute of play forced Salmiyah Power's goalkeeper Fathi Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Fadhil Meniri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonello Mariano was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. In the 96th minute, Edoardo Fini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Antonello Mariano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boughera Benmabrouk in the 97th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.